Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. Oct 30, 2015, 03:38pm EDT Nov 06, 2015, 05:50pm EST This article ...

There are plenty of reasons to pick up or build a 3D scanner. Modeling for animation or special effects, reverse engineering or designing various devices or products, and working with fabrics and ...

3D scanning is important because the ability to digitize awkward or troublesome shapes from the real world can really hit the spot. One can reconstruct objects by drawing them up in CAD, but when ...

Makers, developers and hobbyists searching for a way to create an affordable 3D scanner, that can be used to create digital imagery for 3D printing and similar. Might be interested in a new Raspberry ...

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Microsoft wants the camera on the back of your phone to do more than take 2D photos. A new project ...

What are Blue Light 3D Scanners? Structured light 3D scanners, typically mounted on a camera stand, robot, or tripod, function as point-and-shoot cameras and need little or no programming with minimal ...

Like 3D printing is to regular two-dimensional printing, so too does 3D scanning open up a realm of possibilities we couldn’t have imagined with our old flatbed Epson image scanner. The ability to ...

With the aim of creating an easy-to-use 3D camera capable of scanning and 360 degree stitching the Wunder360 S1 has launched by Indiegogo and is now available to back with super early bird pledges ...

Primitive cultures like my family believe that 3D scanning steals the essence of a person which is why we do not allow binocular vision in my home. The Eora 3D scanner, however, is allowed because it ...

As if smartphones can't already do enough, soon they may be able to scan three-dimensional objects and send the resultant high-resolution 3D images to a 3D printer that produces hyper-accurate ...

One of Microsoft’s most recent projects involves transforming the cameras installed on the backs of our smartphones into actual 3D scanners. The end goal is to be able to scan pretty much any object ...